The Science of Dopamine: How to Take Back Control of Your Mind

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The Physician's Mind

Curtis Wilkerson

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The Science of Dopamine: How to Take Back Control of Your Mind | Dr. Anna Lembke

The Physician's Mind

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1 week ago

The Science of Dopamine: How to Take Back Control of Your Mind | Dr. Anna Lembke

In this episode of The Physician’s Mind, host Curtis Wilkerson sits down with Stanford psychiatrist Dr. Anna Lembke - bestselling author of Dopamine Nation and one of the world’s leading experts on addiction medicine - to uncover how dopamine shapes your motivation, focus, and self-control.

You’ll discover:

- The neuroscience behind why your brain craves quick pleasure over lasting growth

- How modern life hijacks your reward system and traps you in cycles of distraction

- Why discipline, not indulgence, leads to true fulfillment

- The surprising link between pain, purpose, and happiness

- Practical strategies to reset your dopamine baseline and reclaim mental clarity

Dr. Lembke has been featured on The Joe Rogan Experience, Huberman Lab, and Diary of a CEO. Now she joins The Physician’s Mind to reveal how to rewire your brain for focus and fulfillment in a world built on distraction.

🎧 Listen now to learn the science of dopamine—and how to take back control of your mind.

👉 Subscribe to The Physician’s Mind for more insights from leading experts in medicine, education, and science innovation.

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Chapters:

00:00 – Introduction

01:00 – Meet Dr. Anna Lembke: From Stanford to Dopamine Nation

03:40 – The Science of Dopamine: Pleasure, Pain, and Motivation

07:35 – Why Modern Life Keeps Us Addicted

10:25 – The Pleasure-Pain Seesaw Explained

14:20 – Addiction Beyond Drugs: Social Media, Vaping & Technology

19:00 – Why Abundance Makes Us Unhappy

22:00 – How to Reset Your Dopamine Baseline

24:45 – The Power of Purpose and Hard Goals

27:30 – Avoiding the Trap of Constant Achievement

31:00 – Living by Values, Not Just Goals

33:00 – Finding Meaning in the Process

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